The Curry Hurry

Day 6:
An Adventure Across Different Lands

Yesterday after we had about a total 7.5 hours on a plane, My Dad, Uncle, Brother and I decided to go on a journey to the shire a.k.a. We went to see THE HOBBIT! I won't give out any spoilers but IT WAS AWESOME! The graphics were amazing and the story line was easy to follow. It also followed the book very well. Some people ask, "How could they fit The Hobbit into 3 movies?" My response: The book is well made and it is an interesting story! Probably most books adapted into film could fit into 3 movies!
Ice Cream In The Theater! So in the San Fransisco theater, They let you eat ice cream! I have never experienced this before in my life. I looked through the glistening glass window displaying all of the wonderful flavors. Then I spotted it, The ice cream of my dreams: Butter Pecan. If you know me I will do anything for a good scoop of Butter Pecan. My fall roommate and best friend knows this very well. (Last semester I called Cold Stone just to make sure they had Butter Pecan and extra pecans to add!) I'm dedicated to that ice cream flavor! So seeing it in a theater made the Hobbit experience that much more enjoyable!
Dinner:  To go with our middle earth experience, we ate corned beef stew for dinner. Mary and Pippin might have called it a late lunch. ;)

Today we went to a very different realm, the realm of fiery hot Indian food. We had an early brunch at 11AM where we ate at a quaint little bistro called Saffron. We partook in an Indian Buffet of different salads, curries, and cooked vegetables. Me, being the adventurous person as I am, decided to try everything, even the fish curry (I'm not really a fan of seafood). The brunch was interesting and I met a new friend that goes to University of Cali: San Diego. The brunch aftermath was what was the funniest of it all.
This should be interesting: Imagine my family in a Goodwill. I had to find a new blazer for my collection! While we were walking around, my brother protested that he must get home... the commode was calling. So the boys left Goodwill early to make sure all went well. Then after I spotted the most interesting blazer by Ann Taylor for only $4.50, I had to have it! We left and made it home just in time! Let's just say that all 3 bathrooms were occupado.

TRAVELED TO: Downtown San Carlos

GAINED SUPPLIES: The cutest blazer ever! 

GAINED KNOWLEDGE: It's quite easy to travel when you're using cuisine as a guide! 

NEXT STOP: San Fransisco MoMA

The Adventure Begins

Day 5:

The longest 17 Hour Day Ever

Sorry guys for not posting yesterday. It was an interesting day filled with early mornings, plane rides, and  airplane food! Oh how I love mini pretzels and ginger ale! 

So here is the PLAY-BY-PLAY:

3AM (Eastern Standard Time): Wake Up Call!

Woke up super early and instead of getting out of bed I decided to watch a fun show on PBS about the Joffrey Ballet Company in Chicago! It was very interesting and a great way to start the morning.

4AM (EST): Arrived at Boston Airport

The wonder joy of taking off all of my jewelry, my belt and shoes just to get felt up by an unattractive middle aged woman! I love starting my days out with a good feel up. ;) 

5AM (EST): Au Bon Pain!

The Boston Airport had an Au Bon Pain! We were super excited! I got a wonderful pastry covered in chocolate!

6AM (EST): Up, Up, and Away!

I boarded the plane and made my way to seat 5B where I sat by two interesting older ladies. One was making there way to Cincinnati and the other was going home to South Carolina

9AM (EST): Landed in Charlotte, NC   

We had to start boarding in 5 minutes so I ran to the bookstore  and bought a Teen Vogue for my wonderful  6 hour flight across the united states!  

9:45AM (EST): Ready, Set, FLY!

Interesting Story:  Every time I fly on an airplane I always think of two incredible things, the NBC hit show LOST and the Linate Airport Disaster of 2001. Most of you know that LOST is about an airplane crash and  follows the characters as they live on an island. The Linate Airport Disaster is something I learned about in my high school forensics class. It happened in Milan, Italy during a foggy day where a Scandinavian Flight 686 crashed with another airplane on the runway and all 114 people on the planes died. So, I am not scared of planes but for some reason everytime I fly I think of these to wonderful disasters. 

My mother is hilarious! So since we had to try and get a new flight, our family was split up. So in order for me and my mother to be together, she asked a super shy guy if she could switch! Then after we switched my mom was loud and laughing and it was so much fun! 

The 6 hour flight was quite boring and I was motion sick! In order to stay calm, I read my magazine and listened to Forever The Sickest Kids and All Time Low! 

12:45 PM (Pacific Standard Time): A Warn Homcoming!

We were greeted by a happy Uncle (Who says "HI") and when we arrived home My Aunt and Grammie were so excited to finally see us. I haven't seen them in 7 years so it was super fun to see them! 

TRAVELED TO: Charlotte, NC and Hayward, CA

GAINED SUPPLIES: a mini pretzels and a Vogue magazine 

GAINED KNOWLEDGE: Flight layovers are not fun when they are only a few minutes apart! They consist of a lot of running and pushing slow people out of the way! 

NEXT STOP: ------ (Unknown)

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Day 4:
Journey using United States Transportation
(Cars, Trains, Subways, Buses, and Airplanes)

Today has been an awesome ride... except for the fact that I get motion sickness. The beautiful Nor'easter left our home dusted with beautiful white snow that glistened in the early morning sunrise. We started on four wheels driving to the Portland Downeaster Train Station and then I boarded an AmTrack train for the first time! It was exciting!

It reminded me of Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. We find our way back to the seats that face each other! It was a fun family ride! As we rode to Boston, I used my time wisely and studied some Italian verbs... then my brother and I decided to "go crazy," that basically constitutes us acting like morons and beat boxing! Once we got to Boston, We used our CHAALEE (Charlie) Card to use the subway. The only subway I have ever used is The Underground in London. I was so sad when the subway didn't say, "Mind The Gap." Once we left the subway, we used a bus to get to our hotel! I don't think I have ever used this much transportation in one day before. It's TRAVEL-TASTIC!
Tomorrow, We will be on our way to San Fransisco at 6AM. This trip has brought some ups and downs but we are getting there.

FUNNY STORY: So we decided to eat at UNO'S restaurant for the first time. It was like going into the cafe of the future. There were mini computers and automatic paying systems. So the funny story is when we decided to order dessert. So we all decided to order mini sundaes! My brother go a mini Reese's sundae. My mother got a mini brownie sundae. My father got a bread pudding and I got a mini macadamia nut cookie sundae. Out of all three my mini sundae was twice the size of everyone else's.

TRAVELED TO: Boston, Mass.
GAINED SUPPLIES: a HUGE mini cookie sundae
GAINED KNOWLEDGE: Sadly subways everywhere DON'T all say "Mind the Gap!"
NEXT STOP: San Fransisco, CA

False Alarm

Day 3:
And on Day 3 Mother Nature sent down the Nor'easter

We were planning on traveling to San Fransisco to visit my father's side of the family. I haven't seen them in 6 years! Unfortunately the weather has cancelled our plan and we will be flying out on Saturday at 6:00am! Oh the joy of early morning flights.

Today has been a fun filled day of playing phone tag with the airlines and my bank card company. We finally got a new flight after about 2 hours of back and forth calling. The hold music was amazingly monotone and sounded like a retro elevator. On the other side of things, I spoke with a super bubbly woman from the bank and let her know that I will be in Venice from January to May. "Oh how exciting!" she exclaimed in a voice only a Disney princess would have!

Holiday traveling has never been appetizing and we got the butt end of the stick! The 10 inches of snow has been coming at us with a hard blowing wind. This morning we shoveled the deck and it is now at the same state it was this morning! At least I got a little bit of exercise in after two days of Christmas dinner.

I hope everyone who is travelling this season is safe and finds their way to their destination safely!

TRAVELED TO: Nowhere

GAINED SUPPLIES: -----

GAINED KNOWLEDGE: Nor'easter is like Easter minus the fluffy bunnies and chicks! 

NEXT STOP: San Fransisco, CA

Snowmageddon

Day 2:
Wednesday 10:47pm

Urgent Update from The Adventurer: Tomorrow I will be traveling to San Fransisco, California... or am I?

By the looks of it Maine is to be hit with a large blizzard of snow with high winds, ice, etc. The news meteorologist assured us that we can still participate in snow activities such as skiing, snow boarding, and sledding. The little detail that is important is that I will not be playing in the snow but boarding a gigantic metal bullet that will be propelling itself through the air. My fellow peers and classmates (especially my former roomie) are very much used to this weather.

Being orginally from Augusta, GA makes this kind of weather kind of scary. See that beautiful curtain of blue... It looks as though it would be peaceful like the blue sky on a warm summers day with a cool breeze flowing through the grass. In actuality, it is the ominous blue of a roaring sea during a hurricane or the blue of the stupid iceberg that killed Jack! 

This is the scary weather I am talking about. 

I will keep you posted on my arrival into the great land of California. 

TRAVELED TO: My bedroom

GAINED SUPPLIES: a snow shovel and windshield scrapper 

GAINED KNOWLEDGE: The snow is more serious than a simple, peaceful white Christmas .

NEXT STOP: San Fransisco, CA (HOPEFULLY)

Day After Yesterday

Day 2:
Our Family's Day After Christmas Gathering

So every Christmas in Maine, My family has a huge gathering up north and it is insane. There are children running around, dogs licking everyone, and wonderfully joyful people. A huge tree resides in the living room bundled up with many presents for everyone. After the thoughtful presents are passed out, the FUN begins.

Game: Yankee Swap (also known as White Elephant with some modified rules)
Goal: Try to get the best of the worst present!
Goal #2: Get number 1
Rules: People pick a number and pick presents in order. You open your present and then can trade with anyone else who has opened a present previously. If you have #1 then you start and at the end you get to trade one last time. Sounds like a good deal!
This Christmas was interesting! There were giant chocolates, wine cork wreaths, funny electronics, and a lot of alcohol. It's always fun to see what everyone brings. This Yankee Swap I was gifted with a wine cork candle holder and a cute hand knitted scarf! These are the fun times you will always remember! My favorite White Elephant present was a towel and bar of soap that had "Butt" on one side and "Face" on the other!

My brother and I have a wonderful relationship! We think the same and sometimes talk at the same time! The trip to northern Maine is about 2 hours. We tend to go crazy! We love to rap. In high school, I had the "best" car ever (the winner of worst car my senior year)! With no radio, we began to become very good at beatboxing and creating our own dubstep remixes of our favorite songs! The most fun we have is when we head bang to classical. Tchaikovsky is always a blast to head bang to. This trip we decided to reenact our favorite YouTube videos! Food Battles 2006- 2012! Pink Frosted donut has always been our favorite.

As this is a travel blog, I would like to end each blog with what I am doing and what I have gained (whether it be knowledge or supplies).
TRAVELED TO: Rockland, Maine
GAINED SUPPLIES: 2 suitcases, a hand knitted scarf
GAINED KNOWLEDGE: A child's joy on Christmas is the purest joy.
NEXT STOP: San Fransisco, CA

All'inizio: The Beginning

Day 1: 
December 25, 2012

This is the beginning of a good friendship. I guess I should start with who I am.
Who: Harmony Rose
Just a simple... complicated girl who decided to share her crazy world with the beautiful un-deletable world of the internet. Hopefully this goes well. I am majoring in Communication focusing on Media Studies and I am minoring in Film Studies and Italian Studies. Wow. That's a mouthful! Imagine my diploma! 
What: An Interesting Individual
Let's just say that I'm not the simplest person in the world. Complexity creates adventure! I have many likes and not many dislikes. Just a few things you would appreciate knowing are (in not particular order): 
1. I have seen every episode of LOST (multiple times)! 
2. I am subscribed to many YouTubers and counting!
3. I am proud to say I have seen all sixteen titles directed by Stanley Kubrick!!!
4. I cant really list them all because it would lead to a list that would probably go on and on and on and on and on and on infinitely! 

You will get a great idea of who I am once I have posted more exciting stories! This is the first of many posts so stay posted (my failed attempt at being PUNNY)! 

Buon Natale! Happy Christmas and Happy Holidays!  

Sincerely,
The Adventurer